General Vocabulary Flashcards
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Traço, característica
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Trait n.
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Supor (formal)
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Posit v.
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Abundante, várias
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Copious a.
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Lente (de contato, por ex.)
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Lens n.
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Erosão, corrosão
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Erosion n.
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To appear, to happen ph.v.
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Crop up v.
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Criatividade, ingenuidade
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Ingenuity n.
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The basic practical details of a subject or an activity i.
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The nuts and bolts (of st.)
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De ponta, inovador, avançado a.
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Cutting-edge a.
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Filho, descendente (formal or humorous)
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Offspring n.
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Incluir, compreender, abranger (formal)
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Comprise v.
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Empreendimento, tarefa difícil, projeto, empreitada
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Undertaking n.
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Impedir, prejudicar, dificultar
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Hinder v.
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Correct, accurate i.
Ex.: His prediction was _______________.
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On the money i.
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To behave in the most polite way you can i.
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Mind your Ps and Qs i.
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Repreender, criticar severamente (formal) v.
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Berate v.
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Strong desire to travel
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Wanderlust
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Express thanks (formal)
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Acknowledge v.
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Perspicaz, sagaz a. (2)
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Insightful, perceptive a.
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Previsto, apropriado a.
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Due (to sb.) a.
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Fiel, fidedigno, verídico, confiável a.
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Faithful a.
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Manter, conservar, preservar v. (formal)
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Retain v.
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Característica, recurso, função n.
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Feature n.
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Immediately, with only a quick look i.
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At a (single) glance i.
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Página do lado esquerdo ex.
Left-hand page
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Encontrar, deparar-se com v.
Come across sb. or st. v
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Atingir, alcançar, obter v.
Attain v.
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Vida útil, longevidade, tempo de vida n.
Lifespan n.
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Conhecido, famoso a.
Famed a.
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Tratado, cultivado, cuidado a.
Tended a.
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Mapa mental (com balões) n.
Bubble network n.
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Ronronar v. ou n.
Purr v. | n.
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A male cat
Tomcat n.
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Expensive (inf.) a.
Pricey a.
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Preço abaixo do normal a.
Underpriced a.
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Etiqueta de preço n.
Price tag n.
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Ajudar i.
Give/Lend sb. a (helping) hand i.
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Dissimulado, desleal, furtivo a.
Underhand a.
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Rim n.
Kidney n.
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Fígado n.
Liver n.
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Agradável, encantador, belo a.
Delightful a.
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Bonito de um modo antigo a.
Pictu'resque
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Interromper, parar algo v. (formal)
Cease v.
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Sleepy and tired a.
Drowsy a.
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An area of seats upstairs in a theater n.
Balcony n.
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The first area of seats above the ground floor in a theater n.
Mezzanine n.
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Conduzir, transportar v. (formal)
Convey v.
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Devastar, assolar, destruir v. (2)
Devastate v., wipe out v.
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Margem n.
Margin n.
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Using too many words, especially formal ones a.
Wordy a.
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Cabeça dura a.
Pig-headed a.
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Preparação, prontidão n.
Readiness n.
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Majestoso a.
Kingly a.
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Majestoso, soberano a.
Regal a. /ˈriːɡl/
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To invent a new word v.
Coin v.
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Sem forma definida ou clara a.
Formless a.
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Tolerate (inf.) v.
Put up with v.
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Exhausted (inf.) a.
(Dead) beat a.
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Magricelo (2) a.
Thin, skinny a.
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Mesquinho, mão de vaca a.
Stingy a. /ˈstɪndʒi/
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Econômico, cuidadoso ao gastar dinheiro a.
Thrifty a.
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Ardiloso, astuto; able to get what you want by cheating a.
Cunning a.
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Pessoa astuta, perspicaz a.
Shrewd a.
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Presunçoso, convencido, arrogante a.
Smug a.
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To begin to have a particular quality, appearance, etc. v.
Take on v.
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Plano, liso a.
Flat a.
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Agressivo, querendo brigar a. (formal)
Warlike a.
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To be active and busy i.
Be on the go/move i.
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Estabelecimento, povoação, assentamento n.
Settlement n.
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Planície n. a.
Lowland a. n.
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(Of land) not high and usually fairly flat a.
Low-lying a.
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Sítio, cerco (militar) n.
Siege n.
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Abater, massacrar, matar um grande número de pessoas ou animais v.
Slaughter v.
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A small number of people or things n.
Handful n.
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Pedra, penhasco n. (Celtic word for rock)
Crag n.
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Texugo n.
Badger n.
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Traço, vestígio, rastro, sinal n.
Trace n.
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Prevalecer, triunfar v.
Prevail v.
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Esgoto
Sewer n.
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Furadeira n.
Drill n.
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A legal document that you sign, especially one that proves that you own a house or a building n.
Deed n.
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Desprezo n.
Scorn n.
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Adubo n.
Compost n.
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Bonde n.
Tram n.
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Esgrima n.
Fencing n.
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To feel cheerful and optimistic (more quiet or personal) i.
To feel cheerful and optimistic (more expressive or outward) i.
To feel sunny i.
To feel upbeat i.
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To feel lighthearted or cheerful while maintaining balance i.
To be in good spirits i.
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To have a general sense of cheerfulness or to be particularly cheerful after a difficult or stressful situation i.
To be in good humor i.
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To feel extremely happy i.
To leap/jump for joy i.
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To feel so much joy that you feel as you're going to explode i.
To burst with joy i.
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To feel so happy that you end up crying i.
To weep for joy i.
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To be overwhelmed with feelings of happiness, satisfaction, and excitement i.
To be on cloud nine i.
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To be balanced, well adjusted, and calm i.
To be even-keeled i.
Ex.: He has an even keeled characteristic.
Ex.: She's always even-keeled, no matter how stressful the situation might be.
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Someone who's perfectly calm and composed, no matter what i.
To be as cool as a cucumber i.
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To stay calm in a difficult situation i.
To keep one's cool i.
Ex.: I kept my cool despite all the questioning.
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"Despite this" i.
All/Just the same i.
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To be annoyed by someone's behavior or their communication i.
To get under one's skin i.
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To do or say something in a way that aims to get some kind of a strong reaction or an emotional response that is typically negative i.
To push one's buttons i.
Ex.: When we were younger, my brother knew exactly how to push my buttons.
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To feel nervous, anxious, irritated, or frustrated. To express this in some way i.
To be on edge i.
Ex.: She appeared to be on edge by pacing back and forth before going on stage.
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To lose your composion and visibly show it (2) i.
To lose one's temper i.
To lose it i.
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To have an immediate angry response. Our emotional response to something disturbing that we see on media, at a movie, or at a social event.
It could also be something that brings back a negative memory or experience i.
To be/get triggered i.
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To suddenly attack sb. either physically or verbally out of anger i.
To lash out i.
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To become EXTREMELY angry i.
To blow a fuse i.
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Strong, violent feeling. To show signs of rage i.
To go ballistic i.
Ex.: Fans went ballistic when they found out their favorite player was cut from the team.
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Language that produces pictures in the minds of people reading or listening n.
Imagery n.
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To become angry in an uncontrolled way i.
To flip a lid i.
Ex.: My supervisor flipped his lid when we didn't meet our sales target.
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To admit that you were wrong, especially after expressing an opinion or argument very firmly v.
Climb down v.
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Cordilheira n.
Mountain range n.
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Perspicácia, sagacidade, astúcia n.
Wit n.
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Desafiador a.
Defiant a.
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Perigo, risco n.
Peril n.
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Severo, sério, difícil a.
Stern a.
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To consider that st. is caused by st. pv.
Put down to pv.
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Pago, assalariado a.
Waged a.
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Fundador n.
Founding father n.
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Rascunhar, esboçar v.
Draft v.
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To take sb's place pv.
Stand in (for sb.)
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In addition to st. i.
Over and above i.
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Julgamento, processo n.
Trial n.
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An upstairs area at the back or sides of a large hall where people can sit n.
Gallery n.
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To try hard (to do st.) i.
To take (great) pains (to do st.)
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Babar v.
Drool v.
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Logo, soon
Before long
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Cabos, fiação elétrica, instalação elétrica n.
Wiring n.
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Following rules and instructions in a very strict way i.
By the book i.
Ex.: She always does everything by the book.
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Empilhar, acumular, amontoar v.
Stack v.
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To find out what the situation is before doing something or making a decision i.
Test the waters i.
Ex.: She's testing the waters.
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To shock or surprise somebody very much v.
Take aback v.
Ex.: Brendan was taken aback by her sudden question.
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1. Pale yellow-brown in colour, beige a.
2. (Informal) physically fit and attractive, with big muscles a.
Buff a.
Ex.1: A buff envelope.
Ex.2: He was a tall buff guy in his thirties.
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Almost every time i.
Nine times out of ten i.
Ex.: I'm always emailing her, but nine times out of ten she doesn't reply.
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A positive personal transformation, typically one involving significant changes in appearance and style and often also growth in confidence and maturity n.
Glow up n.
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(Informal) a rude way of telling somebody to go away, or of refusing something i.
Get lost i.
Ex.: Tell him to get lost.
Ex.2: ‘Lend us the car, won’t you?’ ‘Get lost!’
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Meros mortais n.
Lesser mortals n.
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Cuspir v.
Spit v.
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A person who takes part in a noisy and violent fight, usually in a public place; arruaceiro n.
Browler n. /ˈbrɔːlər/
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(Formal or literary) a young member of a family, especially a famous or important one; herdeiro n.
Scion n. /ˈsaɪən/
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1. To think something or have an opinion about something, think v.
2. (Not used in the progressive tenses) to be generally considered to be something v.
3. To expect to do something v.
4. To calculate an amount, a number, etc.
Reckon v.
1. Ex.: I reckon (that) I’m going to get that job.
Ex.2: He'll be famous one day. What do you reckon (= do you agree)?
Ex.2: It's worth a lot of money, I reckon.
Ex.3: ‘They'll never find out.’ ‘You reckon?’ (= I think you may be wrong about that).
2. Be reckoned
Ex.: Children are reckoned to be more sophisticated nowadays.
Ex.2: It was generally reckoned a success.
3. Ex.: We reckon to finish by ten.
Ex.2: He wasn’t reckoning to pay so much.
4. Ex.: I could see him reckoning the cost as I spoke.
Ex.2: The age of the earth is reckoned at about 4.6 billion years.
Ex.3: My debts were reckoned at $12 000.
Ex.4: They reckon (that) their profits are down by at least 20%.
Ex.5: It is generally reckoned that about half of all job vacancies are never advertised publicly.
Ex.6: The journey was reckoned to take about two hours.
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To meet up with, used in journalism to introduce an interview with someone v.
Catch up with v.
Ex.: We caught up with the writer and environmental campaigner ahead of her book tour.
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To introduce a new product or service v.
Roll out v.
Ex.: Australia will roll out the prototype of its new jet fighter in January.
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From the time that a situation starts to happen ad.
All along ad.
Ex.: I knew all along that it wasn’t his real name.
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An offensive term used deliberately to show a lack of respect for a particular group of people; insulto n.
Slur n.
Ex.: A/An racial/homophobic/antisemitic slur.
Ex.2: The group continued to yell slurs.
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Dirty and unpleasant conditions n.
Squalor n. /ˈskwɑːlər/
Ex.: The poverty and squalor of the slums.
Ex.2: He had lost his job and was living in squalor.
Ex.3: He was born in squalor next to the docks.
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(Formal) in the middle of or during something, especially something that causes excitement or fear (3) p.
Amid, mid, amidst p.
He finished his speech amid tremendous applause.
The firm collapsed amid allegations of fraud.
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Fivela n.
Buckle n.
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A person who has been found guilty of a crime and sent to prison n.
Con (convict) n.
Ex.: Look, I'm an officer, and cons don't speak to me like that, okay?
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1. (Informal) full of activity, excitement and stress; behaving in a busy, excited, anxious way; frenético, agitado a.
2. (Psychology) connected with mania; maníaco a.
1. Ex.: Things are manic in the office at the moment.
Ex.2: The performers had a manic energy and enthusiasm.
2. Ex.: A manic phase of bipolar disorder.
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(Of people, plans, etc.) crazy and not caring about danger; not sensible, reckless; louco, frenético, doido a.
Madcap a.
Ex.: Madcap schemes/escapades.
Ex.2: Stories began circulating about her madcap lifestyle.
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To surround an area, a town, etc. with a wall or walls v.
Wall v.
Ex.: A walled city.
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A male bimbo (=an insulting word for an attractive but not very intelligent young woman) n.
Himbo n.
Ex.: Though she will acknowledge how physically attractive a himbo is, a woman with brains will want to whip out the crucifix and garlic if the guy comes anywhere near her.
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Manopla (luva de metal na Idade Média) n.
Gauntlet n.
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A girl or woman n.
Gal n. /ɡæl/
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(Informal, becoming old-fashioned) a friend n.
Pal n. /pæl/
Ex.: We've been pals for years.
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[Often passive] to add more information or details to a plan, an argument, etc. v.
Flesh out v.
Ex.: These points were fleshed out in the later parts of the speech.
Ex.2: None of his characters is fully fleshed out.
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The activity of buying and selling or of exchanging goods or services between people or countries n.
Trade n.
Ex.: International/foreign/global/world trade.
The international trade in oil.
The arms/drugs trade.
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(Informal) a lucky or unusual thing that happens by accident, not because of planning or skill n.
Fluke n.
Ex.: They are determined to show that their last win was no fluke.
Ex.2: It was a sheer fluke that I happened to pick the winning number.
Ex.3: A fluke goal.
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Vazamento n.
Leak n.
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(Especially North American English, informal) to be or get very annoyed i.
Be/Get (all) riled up i.
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To be successful in doing something v.
Score v.
Ex.: She seems to have scored with her latest novel.
Ex.2: They scored some notable sales successes.
Ex.3: Score a success/victory/win.
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Someone who has had very little experience of life or a particular job a.
Green a.
He was a young lad, very green, very immature.
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(Slang) money n.
Green n.
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To do something to hurt or upset someone because they have done something to hurt or upset you, to gain revenge, retaliate v.
Get someone back v.
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(Informal) relax v.
Kick back v.
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An unintelligent person n.
Brick n. (derived from "dumb as a brick").
Ex.: That kid is such a brick!
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The most basic part of something from which the rest of it develops; base, alicerce, pilar n.
Foundation n.
Ex.: He believes that religion is the foundation of a civilized society.
Ex.2: The first two years of study provide a solid foundation in computing.
Ex.3: Their current economic prosperity rests on rather weak foundations.
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(Informal) a statement by the police accusing someone of committing a crime n.
Rap n.
Ex.: A murder rap.
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Left somewhere with no way of going anywhere else; preso, estagnado a.
Stranded a.
Ex.: Hundreds of passengers were left stranded at the airport.
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Someone who steals money and other things from people’s pockets and bags, especially in crowded places n.
Steal from the pockets of (someone) v.
Pickpocket n. v.
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To swing your arm and hit or to try to hit someone or something, using your hand or an object v.
Swipe v.
Ex.: She swiped him hard on the side of the head.
Ex.2: I used a broom to swipe at the snake.
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The most amazing person you will ever meet. He is genuine, nice, caring, fucking hot, down to earth and will never let you down whilst always being there for you n.
Maxwell n.
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To hit someone very hard, so that they fall or become unconscious v.
Knock (to/off/over/down) v.
Ex.: They knocked him to the ground.
Ex.2: The force was powerful enough to knock him off balance.
Ex.3: The driver had been knocked unconscious by the impact. (knock someone unconscious).
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To have no money v.
Be broke v.
Ex.: Can you lend me £5? I’m completely broke.
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The effects and results of something bad or important n.
The aftermath n.
Ex.: The storm and its aftermath.
Ex.2: How would they cope with the aftermath of the war?
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In a deep sleep i.
(Br.) out for the count, (Am.) down for the count i.
Ex.: I was down for the count.
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(Informal) to stop doing something v.
Leave off v.
Ex.: Start reading from where you left off last time.
Ex.2: He left off playing the piano to answer the door.
Ex.3: Leave off moaning!
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1. Everywhere i.
2. Not neat or tidy; not well organized i.
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(Am.) All over the lot, (Br.) All over the place, (Br.) all over the shop i.
1. New restaurants are appearing all over the lot.
2. Your calculations are all over the lot (= completely wrong).
Ex.2: My mind is all over the place right now.
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Salgado, não doce a.
Savory a.
